SCHEDULE 1Additional Provisions as to the Medical and Dental Inspection and Treatment of Pupils F1and their education in dental health
1
Without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s powers apart from this paragraph, he may—
(a)
by arrangement with any local education authority, provide for any medical or dental inspection or treatment F2or for education in dental health of—
(i)
senior pupils in attendance at any educational establishment, other than a school, which is maintained by the authority and at which full-time further education is provided, or
(ii)
any child or young person who, in pursuance of F3section 19 or 319 of the Education Act 1996 is receiving primary or secondary education otherwise than at a school;
(b)
by arrangement with the proprietor of any educational establishment which is not maintained by a local education authority, make any such provision in respect of junior or senior pupils in attendance at the establishment.
2
A local education authority shall not arrange in pursuance of paragraph 1 above in respect of such an establishment as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of that paragraph except by agreement with the governors of the establishment; and an arrangement in pursuance of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 may provide for payments by the proprietor in question.
3
It is the duty of the local education authorities F4in respect of the schools (other than foundation, voluntary or foundation special schools) which they maintain or the governing bodies of foundation, voluntary or foundation special schools in respect of those schoolsto make available to the Secretary of State such accommodation as is appropriate for the purpose of assisting him so to provide as is mentioned in F5section 5 above for pupils in attendance at the schools.